Developmental Disabilities
What are Developmental disabilities?
Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to impairment in physical, intellectual, learning, language, or behavioral areas. The most common being; Down syndrome, Autism spectrum disorder, Cerebral Palsy, fragile X, and Delayed Developmental Milestones.
Developmental Milestones
Developmental monitoring is a process of monitoring a child's growth. The child has to meet certain developmental milestones or skills by a certain age whilst playing, learning, speaking, behaving, and moving. If your child is not meeting the milestones for his or her age, consult your child's doctor and share your concerns.
Developmental Milestones
Developmental monitoring is a process of monitoring a child's growth. The child has to meet certain developmental milestones or skills by a certain age whilst playing, learning, speaking, behaving, and moving. If your child is not meeting the milestones for his or her age, consult your child's doctor and share your concerns.
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The Different Types of Developmental Disabilities
Down syndrome
The most common intellectual disability, also known as trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Children with Down syndrome (the extra sugar and spice) have common physical findings such as:
Flat facial features
Low muscle tone
Short neck
Upward slant to eyes
Each person with Down syndrome is a unique individual and may possess these characteristics to different degrees.
The most common intellectual disability, also known as trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Children with Down syndrome (the extra sugar and spice) have common physical findings such as:
The different types of developmental disabilities
Down Syndrome
The most common intellectual disability, also known as trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.
Children with Down syndrome have common physical findings such as
flat facial features
low muscle tone
Short neck.
upward slant to eyes
Each person with Down Syndrome is a unique individual and may possess these characteristics to different degrees.
The most common intellectual disability, also known as trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.
Children with Down syndrome have common physical findings such as
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):
ASD is a group of neurological and developmental disorders that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral conditions. There are multiple causes of ASD that act together to change the most common ways people develop. Diagnosing ASD can be tricky since there is no medical test. Sometimes it can be detected at 18 months of age or younger.
Autism Spectrum Disorder:
ASD is a group of neurological and developmental disorder that can cause significant social, Communication and behavioral conditions. There are multiple causes of ASD that act together to change the most common ways people develop. diagnosing ASD can be difficult since there is on medical test. Sometimes it can detected at 18 months of age or younger. ASD is classified as one broad category with three different level to specity.
Cerebral Palsy (CP):
It is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Cerebral means having to do with the brain and palsy means weakness or problems in using the muscles.
Signs include
Delays in sitting by 8 months or not walking by 18 months
Stiffness or floppiness
Random uncontrolled movements
Muscle spasms
Fidgety, jerky or clumsy movements
Weak arms or legs
Signs include
Delayed Milestones
Milestones are the predicted points for when a child reaches a significant stage in the small development. A delayed milestone is when a child has not reached a significant stage at the predicted age.
Causes :
Developmental delay may be caused by a variety of factors including complications during pregnancy and premature birth.
Potential warning signs of language Developmental Delaychild doesn't follow a 3 step command
Child doesn't understand same and different
child doesn't use 'me' and 'you' correctly
Child doesn't speak clearly
Three types of Developmental Delays:
Cognitive Delays
Motor Delays
Speech Delays.
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Causes :
Developmental delay may be caused by a variety of factors including complications during pregnancy and premature birth.
Potential warning signs of language Developmental Delay
Three types of Developmental Delays:
"Let’s create an everlasting effect of Compassion...Since a drop in the ocean, However small can create a ripple, which has a potential of a huge wave"!!!
